Intel's Initial Graphics Updates For Linux 5.11: More DG1, Integer Scaling, Async Flips

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel's Initial Graphics Updates For Linux 5.11: More DG1, Integer Scaling, Async Flips

There's still more than one month to go until the Linux 5.11 merge window kicks off but Intel open-source developers have already submitted their initial batch of kernel graphics driver updates to DRM-Next...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Graphics-Linux-5.11-First

[vladimir86]

Integer scaling? Does anyone know how to jump forward in time so I can have 5.11 NOW?

[MastaG]

Intel is investing so much in the Linux stack.
I wish they'd made a dedicated graphics card for gamers that would match the performance of a rtx 3800 or the upcoming amd 6800 series.

Having some high-end card would really justify the efforts they're putting into their drivers.

[skeevy420]

Integer scaling? Does anyone know how to jump forward in time so I can have 5.11 NOW?

Just sit still. Time jumps forward automatically.

[MT_ru]

integer scaling support for helping pixel art games and similar content

Integer scaling is not just for pixel art or similar content, this is a myth and misconception. The main use case is scaling Full HD to 4K (and QHD/4K to 8K in near future) in modern 3D games for the purpose of increasing performance with no quality loss compared with a Full HD display of the same size.